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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496319

CLEANING,EXPLOSION,FAINTED,FALL,PYROTECHNICS

Event
CLEANING,EXPLOSION,FAINTED,FALL,PYROTECHNICS
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14496319
Report ID
627100

Event description

DEFLAGRATION OF PYROTECHNIC MATERIAL

Investigation abstract

A PARTICULAR FORMULATION OF PYROTECHNIC MATERIAL WAS BEING TUMBLED IN A VACUUM D ND FAINTED. SINCE SHE WAS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT SHE WAS ALSO HOSPITALIZED. RYER. FOR SOME REASON THIS BATCH WOULD STICK TO THE SIDES AND NOT FALL OUT WHEN THE LOWER OPENING WAS REMOTELY OPENED. EMPLOYEE #3 HAD GONE INTO THE TUMBLER ROO M TO ATTEMPT TO PUSH IT OUT WITH A BROOM HANDLE. EMPLOYEE #2 WENT IN TO HELP. EM PLOYEE #1 TOLD EMPLOYEE #6 THAT THE BROOM HANDLE WAS INADEQUATE TO DO THE JOB. E MPLOYEE #1 OBTAINED A LONG-HANDLED BRASS SCRAPER, CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE TUMB LER AND STARTED SCRAPING THE MATERIAL OUT. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. EMPLOYEES #4 - #7 WERE INJURED FROM FALLING OR BEING KNOCKED FROM A STOOL BY FALLING CEILING M ATERIAL. EMPLOYEE #8 WAS IN A SEPARATE BUILDING. SHE OBSERVED THE DEFLAGRATION A

Victims (9)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    2

  2. #2 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    2

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    2

  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    15
    Event type
    4
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    21
    Event type
    4
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 48 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    13
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #7 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    13
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #8 Hospitalized Age 21 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    29
    Event type
    4
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #9 Hospitalized Age 27 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    8
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

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